It does make it easier separating the SS pins from brass, also I spread out a large towel first, it helps recover a few SS pins that get loose. I use a clip magnet that I use for filed papers that I stick to my magnet chalkboard, to recover spilled SS pins from the towel back to the SS pin jar.
Cheaper to buy a roll of 1 or 2 inch square or circle red or orange stickers on Amazon. I make straight lines across on unwaxed side of butcher paper 3 inches apart from top to bottom and place those stickers on the line every 2 inches across. Tack them on a cardboard affixed to a "For Rent"...
Nice find and beautiful wood. . I had a 10 gauge Browning BPS that I had bought like 35 years ago for ducks and geese. I believe it had a 30 inch barrel with choke tubes, and that thing kicked like a horse. I have shot 766 grain rifled slugs out of it. I would shoot a few of these and it would...
Last month I bought the Frankford Arsenal Lite, cleaned about 300 pieces of .45 brass, comes with the pin separator and dryer. Less of a mess with SS pins with this kit. I like it. You should be able to clean 300 pieces of .223 brass in one go, but i would do 200 at a time for a more efficient...
I been using the Giraud for years, works for me. Most of the time its a one time trim, without the power trimmer its a tiring chore when doing a large batch of 100 or more.
Isn't this pretty cool? Should make case trimming easier and quicker.
https://www.hornady.com/reloading/case-care/case-prep-tools/high-speed-case-trimmer
Measure the base of a few cases that you have sized and compare them to the fired cases, if any ? I would measure the base of virgin brass and see how much expansion was created at the base after firing. Just a thought
Long ago I tried 150 TSX with the 7 Mag and 7 STW ( 8mm wildcat ) , but it was so fussy to shoot well, so i dropped it never to use again. Your TSX grouping is not shabby at all. Your speed at 3190 fps is smoking. Recently I did work up a load at 95 degrees and maxed out with the 180 TTXS for...